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,Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
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1. What is the discipline of dental hygiene?
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a. The study of teeth and their supporting structures
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b. Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth ri
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n se twice a day, morning and night
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c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavio
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r to prevent oral disease and promote health
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d. The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients
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ANS: C
The study of teeth and their supporting structures. This answer is wrong because the discip
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li ne of dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supportin
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g structur es. Dental hygiene focuses on the preventive measures that the teeth and suppo
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rting structures must receive, in addition to other oral healthcare steps that must be taken to
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Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse t
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wice a d a y, morning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes o
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nly one proce d ure within the discipline of dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is a much larger
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m2and general f ield of study than this simple preventive action.
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The study of preventive oral healthcare including the management of behavior to prevent o
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r al disease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct defin
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ition o f dental hygiene. The definition can be broken down into smaller, specified division
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s to furt her d evelop the discipline of dental hygiene.
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The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wr
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o ng because dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, a
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dmi nistrat or or manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created
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m2to ass ist in den tal hygiene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of
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m2the de ntal hygienist
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2. Who is the professional dental hygienist?
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a. A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a
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Co mmission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygi
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b. Alicensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, suc
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h as the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. Adentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditatio
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n, accredited, dental school program
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d. Aperson who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditatio
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n, accredited, dental assisting program
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ANS: A

, A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a Commission on D
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en tal Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program. This answer is corr
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ect becau se to be eligible as a professional dental hygienist, the person must have graduat
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ed fro m an ac credited dental hygiene program.
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Dental Hygienists Program. This answer is wrong because a dental hygienist cannot le arn
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2on the job to become a professional. Rather, they must pass written examinations and
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graduat
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Adentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental
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sc hool program. This answer is wrong because a dentist has a higher degree than a dental
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hygieni st and therefore, generally, works above a dental hygienist. It is not necessary for
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a dental hygie nist to receive an education from a dental school.
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Aperson who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental
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as sisting program. This answer is wrong because a person graduating from an accredited d
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ental a ssisting program would only be licensed as a dental assistant.
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REF: Who Is the Dental Hygienist? | 1
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3. All of these services are provided by the majority of dental hygienists in the clinical setting
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exc ept one. Which one is the exception?
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a. Perform periodontal maintenance care. m2 m2 m2


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c. Provide fluoride varnish treatment. m2 m2 m2


d. Place and remove restorations. m2 m2 m2




ANS: D
Perform periodontal maintenance care. This is a service provided in the clinical setti
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ng. Th e clinical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related
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to peri odo ntal disease. For example: subgingival sustained-
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release delivery systems containing chlorhexidine.
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Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness. This is a service
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provided in the clinical setting. The main goal of a dental hygienist is to prevent oral disea
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se and pro mo te health. Therefore, if the state of an individual’s oral health changes, t
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he dental hygien
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m2within the scope of the clinical setting) can provide some degree of intervention to
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dire ct t he individual back to oral wellness.
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Provide fluoride varnish treatment. This is a service provided in the clinical setting. The cli
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nica l setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to dental ca
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ries. Flu oride varnish treatments prolong fluoride exposure on the tooth surface for safe a
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nd effective c aries control.
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Place and remove restorations. This service is not provided by the majority of dental hygie
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nist s in the clinical setting. Only a few dental hygienists have the certification to place re
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st orations
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, while many others do not. Also, the removal of restorations is not a given action o f a
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dental hygienist in the clinical setting.
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4. Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care?
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a. Observation
b. Diagnosis

, c. Communication skills
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